Thunderstorm Wind — Charles Mix, South Dakota

2025-07-09 · near Academy, Charles Mix, South Dakota

Event narrative

Thunderstorm wind gusts measured by a Road Weather Information System sensor 13 miles west of Platte.

Wider weather episode

A quick-moving short wave acted upon an environment of 2000 to 3000 J/kg of instability and 25 to 30 kts of bulk shear to generate an eastward moving line of thunderstorms across central and southeast South Dakota during the late evening of July 9 and into the early overnight hours of July 10. With waning instability, the thunderstorms weakened as they approached the I-29 corridor, but still produced scattered severe wind gusts up to 70 mph and hail up to 1 inch in diameter.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1287151. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.